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Employee benefits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule Of Allocation Of Plan Assets Table Text Block |
| Minimum allotment | Maximum allotment | 2018 | 2017
Equity | 0 | % | 70 | % | 32 | % | 40 | %
Debt securities | 0 | % | 100 | % | 65 | % | 57 | %
Popular related securities | 0 | % | 5 | % | 1 | % | N.M. |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | % | 100 | % | 2 | % | 3 | %
N.M - Not meaningful, less than 1% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
(In thousands) |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Measured at NAV |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Measured at NAV |  | Total
Obligations of the U.S. Government and its agencies | $ | - | $ | 165,832 | $ | - | $ | 7,137 | $ | 172,969 | $ | - | $ | 130,721 | $ | - | $ | 7,566 | $ | 138,287
Corporate bonds and debentures |  | - |  | 256,657 |  | - |  | 6,987 |  | 263,644 |  | - |  | 283,947 |  | - |  | 7,858 |  | 291,805
Equity securities - Common Stocks |  | 90,175 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 90,175 |  | 123,052 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 123,052
Equity securities - ETF's |  | 39,394 |  | 29,635 |  | - |  | - |  | 69,029 |  | 54,110 |  | 49,779 |  | - |  | - |  | 103,889
Foreing commingled trust funds |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 59,362 |  | 59,362 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 74,013 |  | 74,013
Mutual fund |  | - |  | 3,630 |  | - |  | - |  | 3,630 |  | - |  | 4,510 |  | - |  | - |  | 4,510
Mortgage-backed securities |  | - |  | 11,349 |  | - |  | - |  | 11,349 |  | - |  | 4,539 |  | - |  | - |  | 4,539
Private equity investments |  | - |  | - |  | 68 |  | - |  | 68 |  | - |  | - |  | 182 |  | - |  | 182
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 10,573 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 10,573 |  | 22,686 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 22,686
Accrued investment income |  | - |  | - |  | 5,024 |  | - |  | 5,024 |  | - |  | - |  | 4,576 |  | - |  | 4,576
Total assets | $ | 140,142 | $ | 467,103 | $ | 5,092 | $ | 73,486 | $ | 685,823 | $ | 199,848 | $ | 473,496 | $ | 4,758 | $ | 89,437 | $ | 767,539
Schedule of changes in plan assets |
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 4,758 | $ | 3,555
Actual return on plan assets: |  |  |  |
| Change in unrealized (loss) gain relating to instruments still held at the reporting date |  | - |  | -
Purchases, sales, issuance, settlements, paydowns and maturities (net) |  | 334 |  | 1,203
Balance at end of year | $ | 5,092 | $ | 4,758
Schedule Of Information Popular Inc Shares Of Common Stock Held By The Plans [Table Text Block] |
(In thousands, except number of shares information) |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Shares of Popular, Inc. common stock |  | 152,804 |  | 149,127
Fair value of shares of Popular, Inc. common stock | $ | 7,215 | $ | 5,293
Dividends paid on shares of Popular, Inc. common stock held by the plan | $ | 151 | $ | 132
Schedule Of Aggregate Status Of The Plans And The Amounts Recognized In The Consolidated Financial Statements [Table Text Block] |
|  | Pension Plans |  | OPEB Plan
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Change in benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 816,988 | $ | 778,658 | $ | 170,720 | $ | 162,365
Service cost |  | - |  | - |  | 1,028 |  | 1,026
Interest cost |  | 25,493 |  | 25,889 |  | 5,562 |  | 5,703
Termination benefit loss |  | - |  | - |  | 1,790 |  | -
Actuarial (gain) loss |  | (47,549) |  | 52,125 |  | (20,547) |  | 6,983
Benefits paid |  | (40,374) |  | (39,684) |  | (5,138) |  | (5,357)
Benefit obligation at end of year | $ | 754,558 | $ | 816,988 | $ | 153,415 | $ | 170,720
Change in fair value of plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | $ | 767,539 | $ | 697,129 | $ | - | $ | -
Actual return on plan assets |  | (41,572) |  | 93,857 |  | - |  | -
Employer contributions |  | 230 |  | 16,237 |  | 5,138 |  | 5,357
Benefits paid |  | (40,374) |  | (39,684) |  | (5,138) |  | (5,357)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year | $ | 685,823 | $ | 767,539 | $ | - | $ | -
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net prior service cost | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (3,470)
Net loss |  | 304,330 |  | 290,327 |  | 5,720 |  | 27,549
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL) | $ | 304,330 | $ | 290,327 | $ | 5,720 | $ | 24,079
Reconciliation of net (liabilities) assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (liabilities) assets at beginning of year | $ | (49,449) | $ | (81,529) | $ | (170,720) | $ | (162,365)
Amount recognized in AOCL at beginning of year, pre-tax |  | 290,327 |  | 311,166 |  | 24,079 |  | 13,865
Amount prepaid at beginning of year |  | 240,878 |  | 229,637 |  | (146,641) |  | (148,500)
Net periodic benefit income (cost) |  | (5,513) |  | (4,996) |  | (4,402) |  | (3,498)
Additional benefit cost |  | - |  | - |  | (1,790) |  | -
Contributions |  | 230 |  | 16,237 |  | 5,138 |  | 5,357
Amount prepaid at end of year |  | 235,595 |  | 240,878 |  | (147,695) |  | (146,641)
Amount recognized in AOCL |  | (304,330) |  | (290,327) |  | (5,720) |  | (24,079)
Net (liabilities) assets at end of year | $ | (68,735) | $ | (49,449) | $ | (153,415) | $ | (170,720)
Schedule Of Breakdown Of Pension And Restoration Plans Assets And Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | Pension Plans |  | OPEB Plan
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Current liabilities | $ | 225 | $ | 232 | $ | 8,007 | $ | 6,202
Non-current liabilities |  | 68,510 |  | 49,217 |  | 145,408 |  | 164,518
Schedule of Accumulated and Projected Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block] |
|  | Pension Plans |  | OPEB Plan
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Projected benefit obligation | $ | 754,558 | $ | 816,988 | $ | 153,415 | $ | 170,720
Accumulated benefit obligation |  | 754,558 |  | 816,988 |  | 153,415 |  | 170,720
Fair value of plan assets |  | 685,823 |  | 767,539 |  | - |  | -
Schedule of employer contribution to benefit plan |
(In thousands) |  |  | 2019
Pension Plans |  | $ | 229
OPEB Plan |  | $ | 8,128
Schedule of Assumptions Used |
|  |  |  |  |  | Pension Plans | OPEB Plan
Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation at December 31: | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Discount rate for benefit obligation |  |  |  |  | 4.20 - 4.23 | % | 3.54 - 3.56 | % | 4.30 | % | 3.62 | %
Initial health care cost trend rate |  |  |  |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 5.00 | % | 5.50 | %
Ultimate health care cost trend rate |  |  |  |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 5.00 | % | 5.00 | %
Year that the ultimate trend rate is reached |  |  |  |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 2019 |  | 2019 |
|  | Pension Plans |  | OPEB Plan
Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31: | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Discount rate for benefit obligation | 3.54 - 3.56 | % | 3.98 - 4.02 | % | 4.20 - 4.27 | % | 3.62 | % | 4.10 | % | 4.37 | %
Discount rate for service cost | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 3.74 | % | 4.30 | % | 4.63 | %
Discount rate for interest cost | 3.16 - 3.20 | % | 3.35 - 3.42 | % | 3.39 - 3.52 | % | 3.32 | % | 3.58 | % | 3.70 | %
Expected return on plan assets | 5.50 - 6.00 | % | 6.50 | % | 6.88 | % | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A |
Initial health care cost trend rate | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 5.50 | % | 6.00 | % | 6.50 | %
Ultimate health care cost trend rate | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 5.00 | % | 5.00 | % | 5.00 | %
Year that the ultimate trend rate is reached | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 2019 |  | 2019 |  | 2019 |
Schedule Of Effect Of One Percentage Point Change In Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block] |
|  | December 31, 2018
|  | 1-percentage point |  | 1-percentage point
(In thousands) |  | increase |  | decrease
Effect on total service cost and interest cost components for the year ended | $ | 189 | $ | (288)
Effect on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at year end | $ | 4,870 | $ | (7,114)
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] |
Schedule of defined benefit plan amount recognized in other comprehensive income loss |
(In thousands) |  | Pension Plans |  | OPEB Plan
|  |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at beginning of year | $ | 290,327 | $ | 311,166 | $ | 24,079 | $ | 13,865
Increase (decrease) in AOCL: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recognized during the year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Prior service (cost) credit |  | - |  | - |  | 3,470 |  | 3,800
| Amortization of actuarial losses |  | (20,260) |  | (21,859) |  | (1,282) |  | (569)
Occurring during the year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net actuarial (gains) losses |  | 34,263 |  | 1,020 |  | (20,547) |  | 6,983
Total (decrease) increase in AOCL |  | 14,003 |  | (20,839) |  | (18,359) |  | 10,214
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of year | $ | 304,330 | $ | 290,327 | $ | 5,720 | $ | 24,079
Schedule of net periodic benefit cost not yet recognized |
(In thousands) |  | Pension Plans |  | OPEB Plan
Net prior service cost | $ | - | $ | -
Net actuarial loss | $ | 23,506 | $ | -
Schedule of expected benefit payments |
(In thousands) |  | Pension Plans |  | OPEB Plan
2019 | $ | 46,976 | $ | 8,128
2020 |  | 44,435 |  | 6,645
2021 |  | 44,616 |  | 6,834
2022 |  | 44,883 |  | 7,026
2023 |  | 45,175 |  | 7,244
2024 - 2028 |  | 226,988 |  | 39,774
Schedule of Net Funded Status |
| Pension Plans | OPEB Plan
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Benefit obligation at end of year | $ | (754,558) | $ | (816,988) | $ | (153,415) | $ | (170,720)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year |  | 685,823 |  | 767,539 |  | - |  | -
Funded status at year end | $ | (68,735) | $ | (49,449) | $ | (153,415) | $ | (170,720)
Components of Net Periodic Pension/Postretirement Benefit Cost |
|  | Pension Plans |  | OPEB Plan
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Personnel costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,028 | $ | 1,026 | $ | 1,156
Other operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest cost |  | 25,493 |  | 25,889 |  | 26,558 |  | 5,562 |  | 5,703 |  | 6,021
Expected return on plan assets |  | (40,240) |  | (42,752) |  | (40,646) |  | - |  | - |  | -
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | (3,470) |  | (3,800) |  | (3,800)
Recognized net actuarial loss |  | 20,260 |  | 21,859 |  | 20,849 |  | 1,282 |  | 569 |  | 1,099
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost | $ | 5,513 | $ | 4,996 | $ | 6,761 | $ | 4,402 | $ | 3,498 | $ | 4,476
Termination benefit loss |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 1,790 |  | - |  | -
Total benefit cost | $ | 5,513 | $ | 4,996 | $ | 6,761 | $ | 6,192 | $ | 3,498 | $ | 4,476

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